Tech upgrades for a not-so-techie person
Today\u2019s episode is about some major tech changes I made in January.\xa0 Change makes me uncomfortable, but I survived, and I grew because I challenged myself.\xa0 Here\u2019s the short list of what I did. \xa0
- I stopped drinking coffee (January 8, 2021)!! \u2615\ufe0f\U0001f631\xa0 I have acid reflux.\xa0 Coffee was making my voice hoarse.\xa0 Do I sound any different in this episode?\xa0 Message me.\xa0 Let me know!\xa0 I\u2019m trying to go without coffee at all until May 1, 2021.\xa0 I replaced my morning cup of coffee with early morning workouts from a YouTube channel called Team Body Project.
- I removed 100% of my voiceover projects and podcasts from my laptop and saved them on an external hard drive
- I updated the operating system on my laptop (from Mojave to Big Sur)
- I updated my audio recording software (from Studio One Artist Version 4 to Version 5)
- I upgraded my audio repair software, which ironically is called RX (from RX7 to RX8).\xa0 Ironic because \u201cRX\u201d is an abbreviation for \u201cpharmacy."\xa0RX8 helps me remove mouth noises and clicks, among other undesirable noises, from my audio.
- I changed my audio interface (from Focusrite Scarlett Solo to Presonus Studio 26).\xa0 An audio interface connects an XLR microphone, like my Audio Technica 2035 condenser microphone (AT2035) to my computer. \xa0
- I asked for help because I didn\u2019t know how to do some of this stuff on my own. Big thanks to Don Baarns for helping me make sure everything was installed properly on my MacBook Air and my iMac!\xa0 Don knows Studio One Artist and RX better than anyone I know, and I trust him with my machines.\xa0 Don is fun to work with, really patient, and a great teacher.
As a newbie in the VoiceOver industry, this was the first time I\u2019ve ever updated my DAW, RX, my Operating System, and my Audio interface at the same time.\xa0 It was scary!\xa0 Even though all this updating and upgrading made me feel uncomfortable, I survived, and I grew because of it.\xa0 I\u2019m all set for 2021, and next time I have to update and upgrade, it won\u2019t be as scary.
In closing, it\u2019s ok to NOT know everything.\xa0 Being a second-career professional in any industry can be scary.\xa0 I\u2019m making the switch from pharmacist to voice actor.\xa0 When you are going through something new or scary, use your talents, do you research, and ask for help when you need to.\xa0 In the end, you will figure it out and do amazing things!\xa0 If I can do it, you can do it! \xa0
Mentioned in this episode (NONE are affiliate links.)
Contact form and voicemail button for The Pharmacist\u2019s Voice
Team Body Project YouTube channel
Studio One Artist Version 5 (DAW/recording software)
iZotope RX (audio repair software)
sweetwater.com is a great online store for instruments, recording software, and editing software
Mike Arango is my Sweetwater Sales Rep.\xa0 mike_arango@sweetwater.com\xa0
Focusrite Scarlett Solo audio interface
Presonus Studio 26 audio interface\xa0
XLR microphone example:\xa0 AT2035 condenser microphone
Don Baarns website